Payroll Administrator

Central Plumbing, Heating, & Excavation (Central), is a respected contractor that performs projects throughout Central Montana. We are recruiting a motivated individual with skills and experience as a Payroll Administrator to join our team and work closely with the CFO. We are looking for this individuals performance, technical skills and communication to evolve into a leader in our company. We have two offices, Great Falls and Bozeman. This position is located at our Great Falls office. We offer competitive wages and benefits to qualified applicants.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage employee electronic timekeeping system - ExakTime
• Process weekly payroll including any applicable certified base pay and fringe requirements
• Process all withholdings for 401(k), cafeteria, garnishments, child support and payroll taxes
• Process Davis-Bacon and profit-sharing retirement funds
• Weekly certified payroll compliance reporting
• Manage field and office vacation benefit including accrual, payment and employee reporting
• New hire and terminations maintenance as it relates to payroll, insurance deductions & retirement
• Monitor eligibility and process enrollments for any disability claim benefits
• Maintain field compensation and labor burden data for estimating
• Prepare all quarterly and annual payroll reports including W2s, personal-use auto, employee earnings statements, updated tax and insurance rates
• Assist with annual employee benefits open enrollment
• Retirement plan reporting and coordination with TPA and plan administrator withdrawals, rollovers & 401(k) loans.
• Cafeteria plan reporting and coordination with TPA
• Assist with annual compensation census data and HCE/ADP testing with TPA
• Various audits including workers compensation, GL insurance, VEBA and retirement
• Various EEOC and compensation surveys

• Continuing education with a commitment to expand construction accounting skills and knowledge

• Work with team to improve communication, efficiency and accuracy of payroll and benefits
• Future tasks and assignments as determined

Professional Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5yrs related work experience to expedite the transition of working independently
• Strong knowledge of certified pay for construction industry preferred
• Experience with Timberline software beneficial
• Proficient computer and Microsoft Office skills, notably Excel
• High attention to detail and accountability
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and function successfully in a busy work environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate leadership, teamwork and professionalism with a positive attitude

Physical Demand:

The physical demands necessary for the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job include the following: 1) ability to sit for long periods of time on a repetitive basis, 2) ability to walk up and down stairways and 3) have full range of body movements including the use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects and use computer equipment and be capable of bending, reaching and crouching. Required to pass a drug test.

Travel Demand:

Rarely should you travel away from the home office but if required this will be scheduled in advance.

Work Hours:

Normal Work hours will be discussed in the interview. Weekly payroll and deadlines involve concentrated effort, longer hours Monday through Wednesday.

Benefits Include

• Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Profit Sharing
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Continuing Education/Professional Development

CPHE is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you have questions, contact Alecia Malek, CFO, at 406-771-9521.